UNIT 10 Reaching for the skies asteroid /ˈæs.t
ə
r.ɔɪd/
/-tə.rɔɪd/
noun [ C ]
one of many rocky objects, with widths from over 900 kilometres to less than one kilometre, which circle the
sun
astronaut /ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/
/-nɑːt/
noun [ C ]
a person who has been trained for travelling in spacecraft
atmosphere /ˈæt.mə.sfɪə
r
/
/-sfɪr/
noun AIR 1.
the atmosphere [ S ] the mixture of gases around the Earth
These factories are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere. 2. [ S ] the air that you breathe in a place
The atmosphere in the room was so stuffy I could hardly breathe. A few plants in an office will improve the atmosphere. 3. [ C ] the mixture of gases that surrounds some planets, such as the Earth; the air
the cosmos /ðəˈkɒz.mɒs/
/-ˈkɑːz.moʊs/
noun [ S ]
the universe considered as a system with an order and pattern
crater /ˈkreɪ.tə
r
/
/-t ̬ɚ/
noun [ C ]
the round hole at the top of a volcano , or a hole similar to this
the huge crater of Vesuvius a bomb crater 53
V
ocabulary for IELTS With a good telescope, you can see craters on the moon. debris /ˈdeb.riː/
,
/ˈdeɪ.briː/
/dəˈbriː/
noun [ U ]
broken or torn pieces of something larger
Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.